Forgotten Song by Kay Kestner
Things want to appear
from their long disappearance
but fear themselves too forgotten
to return.
These are things that not even dust
rests upon to remind us.
Memory is an invisible movie
when the mind fails to provide
a screen for viewing.
Some things are just a song
you know you know
yet can’t sing
a single note.
Kay Kestner’s work has appeared in journals since the early 1990s. She is a screenwriter, poetry, and prose writer. Her work is an unapologetic combination of gentle grace and raw reality. She is the founder and former editor of Poetry Breakfast and has led writing workshops through the Ministry of Artistic Intent and at The NJ Poetry and Arts Barn. You can find more information about her work at KayKestner.com.